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# Specialist Led Primary Care Orthodontic Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-led-primary-care-orthodontic-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0334f1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England and NHS Improvement North West: "Specialist Led Primary Care Orthodontic Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England and NHS Improvement North West](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-and-nhs-improvement-north-west-GB-FTS-55101)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0334f1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-led-primary-care-orthodontic-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0334f1#tl-md)

## Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England and NHS Improvement North West who wish to alert the market to the future opportunity of Specialist Led Primary Care Orthodontic Services for the following areas:
•	Lot 1 - Cheshire East (East)
•	Lot 2 - Cheshire East (South)
•	Lot 3 - Blackburn
It is anticipated that the tender live date for this procurement will be early September 2022 with an extended tender period.
The anticipated contract term will be for an initial period of 7 years with the option of a 36 month extension (at the Contracting Authorities discretion) with effect from 1st January 2024.
It is anticipated that TUPE will apply for each lot.
It should be noted that this PIN is an alert to the market only and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this process and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to submit their tender response when the tender becomes available. 
The In-Tend e-Tendering portal can be found at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection.
Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Cheshire East (East)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

### Lot 2: Cheshire East (South)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

### Lot 3: Blackburn
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011860-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-06T13:25:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:43:56.099Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0334f1